GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
A Living History of the Colonial and Civil War eras On Sunday, April 16, the Iron Work Farm will explore the full meaning of Patriots’ Day, which was established to commemorate the start of not one, but two wars in our country’s history. In both wars, the people of Acton and the Faulkner Homestead played […]
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Sunday, April 16, 2023 Colonel James Barrett House 1:30 - 4:30 pm Visit the home of Colonel James Barrett and talk with costumed park rangers and volunteers about colonial military preparations. Parking: Barrett House: 448 Barrett's Mill Road Photo courtesy of Minute Man National Historical Park […]
The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to commission its first full-length play, created by local playwright Hortense Gerardo. Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The play traces historical events from 1967 to 2014 and the pursuit of the […]
Join the Acton Minutemen as they commemorate the heroic ride of the thirteen year old son of Captain Joseph Robbins, one of Acton’s militia leaders, in the early morning hours of April 19th, 1775. Click here to learn more about this story! Ceremonies and fire musket vollies are held at each of the four stops, […]
Lexington was preparing for battle long before British soldiers arrived on April 19th, 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes, fellow Sons of Liberty, rode hard from Boston, arriving in town just before midnight. Their destination: The home of Reverend Clarke. Their mission: To warn Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the impending British […]
We start out at pre-dawn. The air is cool and quiet. Not for long as the sounds of the fifes and drums, the firing of the muskets awaken the townsfolk along our route. We arrive at the Old North Bridge around 9am then join up with the Parade coming out of and then back to […]
Monday, April 17th Time Event 5:30 AM “The Alarm” at the Old Belfry, Belfry Hill. Massachusetts Ave at Clarke St across from the Battle Green. 5:30 AM Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington. The central event of Patriots’ Day weekend. The Lexington Minute Men have organized and sponsored the Reenactment since 1971 to recreate the […]
Witness a Revolution! Stop by the Old Manse on Monday, April 17th, 2023 as Concord celebrates Patriots’ Day and the start of the Revolutionary War. On the morning of April 19th, 1775, Phebe Bliss Emerson looked out the windows of her home and witnessed the battle of Concord unfold only a few hundred yards away. […]
Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Monday, April 17, 2023 North Bridge, Concord 8:30 am Commemorate Patriot's Day with a dramatic tactical demonstration involving Colonial minute men, British regulars, and musket fire, marking the "shot heard round the world." Parking: *Please note the roads in Concord close near 8:30 am and remain […]
Take a closer look at the Battle of Lexington and why the Revolution started here during this special multi-part program! Each presentation starts with the viewing of our award-winning short documentary “First Shot: The Day the Revolution Began”, followed by a Q&A session with reenactors. Ask them all of your questions about the Revolution, and […]
Here ye, hear ye! Experience Paul Revere-inspired poems, Arlington’s revolutionary history, and Dallin’s 57-year monument battle – brought to life by Arlington locals! This free, family-friendly program will feature live readings of our two favorite Paul Revere themed poems – one authored by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the other by Cyrus Dallin himself. Learn about […]
The City of Medford’s annual Patriots’ Day Celebration begins with festivities at 10 a.m. with a ceremony at the Salem Street Burying Ground between Salem Street and Riverside Avenue at River Street. At 10:30 a.m., there will be food, games and music in the square. At noon, gather at Captain Isaac Hall’s House (now the […]
